Some Important Point for Essay on Women related topics 2021

 Family structure and position of women 

 

• Women in nuclear households enjoy greater decision-making power, greater freedom of movement. outside the house premises and greater participation in jobs. 
•  Women’s autonomy is differentiated by economic status, caste and household location. E.g. women in  richer joint households have more autonomy in intra-household decision-making but less freedom of  movement outside the home. For women in poorer joint households, it is just the opposite: they have greater freedom of movement outside the home but less autonomy in intra-household decision-making.
• Geographic location of the household affects women’s autonomy: Women in joint households in  northern India have less autonomy compared to their counterparts in southern India. Interestingly, in the  south, the effects of family structure on women’s autonomy are weaker.
• The division of labour on the basis of sex is a characteristic of traditional family life in India. A woman  was supposed to do all sorts of domestic work such as cooking, cleaning utensils, washing clothes etc.  besides she has to do motherly duties of looking after the children and the interests of all the members of  the family. However, in recent times with the increasing education levels and the economic opportunities .in wake of Globalisation the socio-economic mobility of Indian women has increased.

Hanging family structure and its impact on women

Family Structure in India: 

• India, and the rest of the  subcontinent, is unique as it  accommodates both nuclear and joint  families. A joint family, in which  several generations live together, is  common in India.

•  Until recently, joint households were  the norm; however, migration and  urbanisation are rapidly changing  family structures. 

•  According to the 2011 census, out of 24.88 crore households, 12.97 crore or 52.1% were nuclear households.

•  The dissolution of joint families has made nuclear families increasingly common, changing women’s  relative position in a family and with respect to social security and care for the elderly.